Aerospace Contract Recruiter - Fast-Paced Tech Hiring

Ducommun Incorporated; Carson (CA); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated in Carson, CA seeks an experienced Contract Recruiter to manage full-cycle recruiting for engineering, manufacturing, and corporate roles in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You will partner with hiring managers, source candidates via LinkedIn and job boards, coordinate interviews, and maintain candidate pipelines while ensuring compliance with employment laws.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting technical, engineering, manufacturing, or skilled-trades talent.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition intake through sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Support multiple open requisitions simultaneously while maintaining strong candidate pipelines and recruiting timelines.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, develop recruiting strategies, and define candidate profiles.
• Source qualified candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, professional networks, employee referrals, recruiting events, and other channels.
• Recruit for roles including engineering, CNC machining, manufacturing, production, quality, inspection, maintenance, supply chain, and corporate functions.
• Conduct candidate screening and assessments based on technical qualifications, experience, and organizational fit.
• Coordinate interviews and maintain consistent communication with candidates and hiring teams.
• Develop relationships with passive candidates and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill positions.
• Support recruiting events, technical-school outreach, career fairs, and other talent-acquisition initiatives.
• Maintain accurate candidate activity and documentation in the ATS.
• Track recruiting metrics including pipeline activity, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance.
• Ensure recruiting activities follow applicable employment laws, company policies, and aerospace-industry requirements.
• Provide recruiting-market insights and recommendations to hiring managers and HR leadership.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Interviewing

Offer negotiation

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Communication

Organization

Relationship-building

Contract recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/related field

H.S. Diploma or GED

Tools

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Ducommun Incorporated in Carson, CA seeks an experienced Contract Recruiter to manage full-cycle recruiting for engineering, manufacturing, and corporate roles in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You will partner with hiring managers, source candidates via LinkedIn and job boards, coordinate interviews, and maintain candidate pipelines while ensuring compliance with employment laws.